Marathoners vs Sprinters Aerobic vs anaerobic ATP production (THIS IS MY TOPIC)
Guidelines and grading:
1) Written Summary
- The summary should demonstrate your understanding of the article.
- Do not plagiarize the article but discuss the article’s subject matter in your own words.
- The summary should include at least the following information:
- Identification of the main subjects mentioned in the article and an explanation of what events/phenomena are being discussed in the article
- The title and author(s) of the article
- An explanation of the key terms important for understanding the article. A discussion of these terms should be incorporated into your review of the article. Do not simply list and define the terms separately.
- A brief discussion of how the article relates to your experience with BIOL 101.
- One question that comes to mind after reading the article
The written summary is due on your day of presentation day via BB. No late work will be accepted
2) Oral Presentation
Do not simply read your written summary. Be sure to mention the main subjects of the article and the central points being discussed. Integrate an explanation of key terms into your discussion. You may also talk about brieflyyour personal interest in the article that you chose. You only need to speak for 5-8 minutes. The rest of the class is going to listen and comment on your summary. You must be in class on the presentation dates or you will lose points.
- Can use power point or U-tube. (No more than 2-3 min.) if using U-tube to help explain your article and not related to personal information.
3) Choosing an article
- The article must be of substantial length (e.g., 3 columns in a newspaper, at least a full page of text in a journal or magazine etc.).
- The article must be 3 years old or less.
- The article must directly relate to biology.
Below is a list of sources from which you may find your article. You may NOT use internet sources unless they are an electronic version of the print sources listed below.
Newspapers: (New York Times and Washington Post have a Science section on Mondays and a Health section on Tuesdays)
Journals: Bioscience
Nature
Popular Science
Science
Science News
Scientific American
News Magazines: Discover
National Geographic
Natural History
New Scientist
Newsweek
Time
US News and World Report
Electronic versions of articles from these publications may be found through the Academic Search Complete, which can be accessed through the MC Library homepage. To use this service:
1) Go to the MC Library homepage at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/library
2) Under “Articles and Databases, and More”, select from either “on campus” or
“home or work”
- Click on “Academic Search Premier”
Note: When executing your search, check the box for “Full text”
Please visit the following pages provided by the Montgomery College Libraries:
Bibliographic information:
Reference: MLA format https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_electronic_sources.html
Your document has to be saved with your LAST NAME
Email Subject: Presentation
I will ONLY CONSIDER summaries sent through BB.
Rubric Written Summary (30 points)
Main ideas /organization/overall (20 points)
- Grammar (1 points)
- Title/Author (2 points)
- Relation of article to experience with course (2 points)
- Reason for selecting article (2 points)
- Thoughtful question (2 points)
- Length 2-4 pages/typed/double spaced/12 pt. font (4 points)
- Sent through BB (2 pts)
- Saved as: your last name (2.5 pts)
- Email subject: Presentation (2.5 pt
- THE ARTICLE I PICKED OUT IS THE DOCUMENT I ATTACHED
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